SOLUTION: when a number is decreased by 20% of itself, the result is 20. What is the number?

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Question 491319: when a number is decreased by 20% of itself, the result is 20. What is the number?
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when a number is decreased by 20% of itself, the result is 20. What is the number?
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Let x = the number
then
x -.20x = 20
.80x = 20
x = 20/.80
x = 25